Unemployment with basic education, male in Brazil
Brazil: Unemployment with basic education, male was 5.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Unemployment with basic education, male in Brazil, 1989–2025
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of male labor force with basic education.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment with basic education, male in Brazil is 5.7%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 17.8% on the previous year and down 26.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with basic education, male in Brazil peaked at 13.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 4.8%, in 1989.
Brazil ranks 69th of 130 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Unemployment with basic education, male in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % of male labor force with basic education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 4.8% | — |
| 1990 | 5.6% | +17.4% |
| 1992 | 6.2% | +9.8% |
| 1995 | 7.4% | +19.3% |
| 1996 | 7.9% | +7.1% |
| 1997 | 8.7% | +9.6% |
| 1998 | 9.8% | +12.6% |
| 1999 | 10.7% | +9.1% |
| 2001 | 10.2% | -4.4% |
| 2002 | 9.9% | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 10.4% | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 8.9% | -14.2% |
| 2005 | 9.5% | +6.1% |
| 2006 | 8.5% | -10.2% |
| 2007 | 7.8% | -7.7% |
| 2008 | 6.8% | -13.3% |
| 2009 | 7.9% | +15.6% |
| 2011 | 6.4% | -18.4% |
| 2012 | 5.9% | -8.4% |
| 2013 | 5.7% | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 5.8% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 7.8% | +34.5% |
| 2016 | 11.8% | +52.3% |
| 2017 | 13.2% | +11.5% |
| 2018 | 12.6% | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 12.1% | -4.5% |
| 2020 | 13.7% | +13.6% |
| 2021 | 12.4% | -9.8% |
| 2022 | 8.9% | -28.0% |
| 2023 | 8.1% | -9.3% |
| 2024 | 6.9% | -14.7% |
| 2025 | 5.7% | -17.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.8% | 4.8% | 4.8% | 1 |
| 1990s | 8.0% | 5.6% | 10.7% | 7 |
| 2000s | 8.9% | 6.8% | 10.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 9.0% | 5.7% | 13.2% | 9 |
| 2020s | 9.3% | 5.7% | 13.7% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with basic education, male in Brazil?
- Unemployment with basic education, male in Brazil was 5.7% in 2025, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with basic education, male recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 13.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest unemployment with basic education, male recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.8% in 1989.
- How does Brazil rank for unemployment with basic education, male?
- Brazil ranks 69th out of 130 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment with basic education, male rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Unemployment with basic education, male (% of male labor force with basic education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of the labor force with a basic level of education who are unemployed. Basic education comprises primary education or lower secondary education according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).